flash card

British

noun

a card on which are written or printed words for children to look at briefly, used as an aid to learning

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“You don’t really even have time to make flash cards or whatever it is you do. It’s learn as much as you can as fast as you can. It’s just a crash course.”

From Los Angeles Times

The new replacement equipment, he said, will include ballot marking devices, printers, precinct scanners, poll pads, flash cards and thumb drives.

From New York Times

Inside each kit is “a variety of educational materials” to help aspiring Americans prepare for the naturalization exam, including flash cards and multimedia tools.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s not right that everybody else gets these things and we don’t,” Kuykendall said over a chorus of children sounding out words on flash cards.

From Los Angeles Times

"We've been whipping out the flash cards when shooting stops," said Ms Peck.

From BBC

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